Post by Vince524 on Jun 16, 2017 22:45:26 GMT -5
Michelle Carter was found guilty for manslaughter in the death of boyfriend who took his own life.
In all honesty, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I fully believe she's a despicable human being, but I'm not sure that you should be legally held responsible for what someone else did to themselves. Still, she knew he was in the middle of trying to actively kill himself , and instead of trying to help or calling for help, she encouraged him. Clearly, he was suffering from depression, which is a disease. She sort to have him die.
Carter's own words -- preserved in hundreds of text messages presented as evidence over six days of testimony -- helped seal her conviction in the death of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III, Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz said during a 15-minute explanation of his rationale.
"She admits in ... texts that she did nothing: She did not call the police or Mr. Roy's family" after hearing his last breaths during a phone call, Moniz said. "And, finally, she did not issue a simple additional instruction: Get out of the truck."
Carter, 20, cried silently as Moniz spoke. She stood to receive the ruling, which could set legal precedent for whether it's a crime to tell someone to commit suicide.
Prosecutors had argued that Carter sent Roy numerous text messages urging him to commit suicide, listened over the phone as he suffocated and failed to alert authorities or his family that he'd died. The judge agreed.
read the texts here
"She admits in ... texts that she did nothing: She did not call the police or Mr. Roy's family" after hearing his last breaths during a phone call, Moniz said. "And, finally, she did not issue a simple additional instruction: Get out of the truck."
Carter, 20, cried silently as Moniz spoke. She stood to receive the ruling, which could set legal precedent for whether it's a crime to tell someone to commit suicide.
Prosecutors had argued that Carter sent Roy numerous text messages urging him to commit suicide, listened over the phone as he suffocated and failed to alert authorities or his family that he'd died. The judge agreed.
read the texts here
In all honesty, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I fully believe she's a despicable human being, but I'm not sure that you should be legally held responsible for what someone else did to themselves. Still, she knew he was in the middle of trying to actively kill himself , and instead of trying to help or calling for help, she encouraged him. Clearly, he was suffering from depression, which is a disease. She sort to have him die.
